Daniel 1:10

New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition 2021

The palace master said to Daniel, “I am afraid of my lord the king; he has appointed your food and your drink. If he should see you in poorer condition than the other young men of your age, you would endanger my head with the king.”

Cross References

Proverbs 29:25

The fear of others lays a snare, but one who trusts in the Lord is secure.

Daniel 1:9

Now God granted Daniel favor and compassion from the palace master.

Daniel 1:11

Then Daniel asked the guard whom the palace master had appointed over Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah: